Hydronephrosis Update

So, for those of you who wanted an update, here it is! It has been about a month since we first learned about my son's hydronephrosis. He had an ultrasound on Wednesday (2 weeks post-surgery), and his kidneys and bladder are still enlarged. We didn't expect them to shrink to normal size, but the urologist expected more improvement. So, today, we have another VCUG. He may need another surgery to repair his ureters, but the urologist thinks we may can hold off until he is 3 or 4 to see if he will outgrow it. Hopefully he will outgrow it, but he will have to be on antibiotics until that happens. Good news is that his meds have been decreased, and one of them we no longer have to give (yay!).

So, for those of you who wanted an update, here it is! It has been about a month since we first learned about my son's hydronephrosis. He had an ultrasound on Wednesday (2 weeks post-surgery), and his kidneys and bladder are still enlarged. We didn't expect them to shrink to normal size, but the urologist expected more improvement. So, today, we have another VCUG. He may need another surgery to repair his ureters, but the urologist thinks we may can hold off until he is 3 or 4 to see if he will outgrow it. Hopefully he will outgrow it, but he will have to be on antibiotics until that happens. Good news is that his meds have been decreased, and one of them we no longer have to give (yay!).

Ahh that's sounding positive! My eldest had hydronephrosis but we were lucky enough to only have to give antibiotics and meds for the first 6 weeks before it sorted itself. Hope all continues to go the right way!

Ahh that's sounding positive! My eldest had hydronephrosis but we were lucky enough to only have to give antibiotics and meds for the first 6 weeks before it sorted itself. Hope all continues to go the right way!

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